"What do you want?" Jake asked, unable to keep his hatred out of his voice."Your wife violated her exile," Elaine said quietly."What are you going to ...o about it?" sneered Jake. "Throw her into the sun?" No, and don't act stupid," Elaine told him. "She found the Praetor that was hidden on Earth. That's something we both wanted to happen." What do you mean?" Jake asked, unwilling to believe the white witch Elaine might be an ally."The Praetor gave her the power to dream-walk," Elaine explained.. Something more was going on and Tarn was stuck, smack in the middle. Could this stranger be involved somehow? Was it just coincidence that brought the stranger into Karith's life and into direct conflict with him? Was it just chance that he had selected Galt to create his sword, a man whose daughter just happened to be a Wyrm? The daughter of an old adversary with whom he had almost forced a bond? A knock at the door interrupted his thoughts."Come," Tarn growled the command.Ciril entered and. I hoped she couldn't feel it pressing into her, though it seemed pretty obvious to me. So far, she hadn't reacted at all, and her breathing was deep and regular. Eventually, it was too much for me. I couldn't resist the urge to touch her. Cautiously, I slid my hand up her side, lightly grazing her breast. My fingers brushed over her nipple in what I hoped seemed like a casual, unintentional motion. I wasn't sure what kind of reaction I would get. I heard a sudden intake of breath followed by a. She was nice to me for the first time.Another girl showed me out another door. “See you soon, I hope,” she said.A week later I went to “Hard Times” again and this time I went with another girl. She was Chinese and when we were getting ready, she asked me if I had been before and when I said I had been with Jan and Rose she was surprised. "Not many get to fuck Rose," she told me, "and they are always much older than you."When I took my pants off, she took one look at my cock and said “Now I know.